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Great American Cleanup

We are now taking registrations for the Great American Cleanup,
which begins March 1 and runs through
May 31. Registrations forms can be downloaded here or can be
obtained by contacting Bonnie Martens, 521-2025 or
bmartens@clarkcountyohio.gov.

Hundreds of people participate in the annual
cleanup campaign by picking up litter or beautifying public places
in Clark County. Keep Clark County Beautiful supplies trash bags,
gloves, and a small prize for each volunteer.

The Great American Cleanup helps to keep our
parks, playgrounds, roadways, and waterways clean and beautiful. In
2014, 1,947 volunteers picked up almost 9 tons of litter from 83
places in Clark County. With a little extra effort this year, we can
break 2,000 volunteers!

Downtown Cleanup is April 25

The 6th annual Great Downtown Cleanup is set for
Saturday, April 25, 8 a.m. to noon. Volunteers are needed to pick up
litter, sweep sidewalks, pull weeds, and generally spruce up
Downtown Springfield.

Anyone interested is asked to register by April 18
by calling 521-2025 or downloading a registration form here.

In 2014, we had 58 volunteers who cleaned up 30
square blocks, which was down a bit from previous years. We hope to
bounce back this year!

Volunteers are treated to coffee and bagels in the
morning and a celebration lunch at 11:30. Thanks to our food donors:
Coldstone Creamery, Lee's Famous Recipe, Fountain on Main, Littleton
& Rue, and
Mela's.

Thanks also to the merchants who donated door prizes:
Champion City Guide & Supply, The MacRay Co., Meadow View
Growers, National Trail Parks
and Recreation District, Rose City Jewelry, Subway, and Tim Horton's.

Cleanup Trailer available

The Community Cleanup Trailer is now available for
any group of at least 5 volunteers doing a community beautification
project.

The trailer has brooms, rakes, mowers, edgers, and
other tools to help with cleaning up public areas or vacant lots.
The Solid Waste District staff will bring the trailer to your
neighborhood and pick up after you are done.

Paper bins are back!

The green-and-yellow Paper Retriever containers
have returned to our three drop-off recycling stations. Anyone using
our recycling stations can use these bins for newspaper, junk mail,
magazines, and catalogs. Paper is sold to the company that services
the bins, which helps to offset the cost of recycling plastic,
metal, and glass.

Rumpke will continue to
service our commingled bins, which accept plastic, metal, and glass. A flyer from Rumpke about what they accept is
here. Or you can see a YouTube video about Rumpke recycling here. For locations and more information, go to our page
about the drop-off recycling stations.

Electronic newsletter

The Clark County Solid Waste District and Keep
Clark County Beautiful send an electronic newsletter of events and
reminders to any interested parties.

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What's the deal with plastics?

Many people ask why only certain plastics are
accepted for recycling or exactly what is a No. 1 or a No. 2. Get
the answers to these questions in a one-page Guide to Plastics Recycling.

Center takes batteries

Household dry
cell batteries (AAA, D, etc.) can be dropped off free of charge at
the Clark County Recycling Center, 1602 W. Main St. in Springfield,
Monday-Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. These batteries will be recycled with
other electronics.

There is no charge to residents, but
we do ask that you bring in no more than one full grocery bag at a
time. Please turn batteries in at the office, not in the drop-off
bins on the lot. Handle your batteries responsibly by recycling.

Rechargeable batteries also can be
recycled at our West Main Street office.

Drug Take-Back Boxes

Area law
enforcement agencies are offering three locations for
residents to drop off expired or unneeded medications. For details,
go to
News and Events.